About Host Agency Solutions
Host Agency Solutions is the Canadian travel industry leader in providing travel agencies, agency chains, tourist boards and educational instituions with services needed to cut overhead costs and increase profitability. This means that we take care of the details so that you can spend more time selling travel. Our innovative mix of services, fully supported by a team of experienced travel professionals allows you to focus actively selling travel and growing profits in your travel agency.
Whether you choose our travel and tourism related services bundled together to provide great value or a la carte to meet a specific need, our professional services and competitive pricing can help you reduce costs and increasy profitability at your travel agency! Tell us what your need is and we'll show you how we can help !
Host Agency Solutions is a member of the Independent Agency Services family of companies, which includes Travel Professionals International, International Golf Vacations, Salisbury Cruise Lines, and Corporate Travel Solutions. Founded in 1994, Independent Agency Services is a premier provider of global corporate and leisure travel management products and services.
The foundation of Independent Agency Service’s success is the high quality services and support that we offer. Client management systems, online booking engines including Softvoyage, online travel merchandise store, top-notch information technology, and innovative marketing initiatives are all backed by a head office team of over 50 highly skilled travel professionals. And by listening and interacting with our family of associates and suppliers we gain a good understanding of what you will need in order to make your business a success.
Independent Agency Services is an innovator in travel industry marketing and support services. As a Host Agency Solutions partner, you will receive immediate and international recognition through our appointment with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and affiliations with such industry organizations as the Cruise Line Industry Association (CLIA), the Association of Canadian Travel Agents (ACTA), and provincial license registration under the BC Travel Act and the Travel Industry of Ontario (TICO) councils.
Independent Agency Solutions provides its partners with the industry’s best commission rates, support, incentives, and products by aligning with leading suppliers, including Air Canada, Holiday House, Carnival Cruise Lines, Thomas Cook Group, Princess Cruise Lines, Sandals, and RBC Insurance. In 2009, Travel Professionals International -- Host Agency Solution’s sister company -- was designated an Air Canada Circle of Excellence agency, joining an exclusive group of agencies with this designation. As a Host Agency Solutions partner, your agency will enjoy the benefits of Independent Agency Services’ tremendous buying power.
Our Vision
To be the leading provider of outsourced management and operations services for companies and individuals in the travel and hospitality industry in Canada and developing markets worldwide.
Our Mission
We combine streamlined, cost effective, and innovative services in sales, marketing, accounting, technology, distribution, quality control, education, and communications, with unique products that allow our partners to focus on customer relationships while delivering maximum stakeholder value.
Our Values
Fostering relationships with our staff, our customers, and our partners through transparency and integrity is at the heart of all that we do.
Providing an environment that encourages cooperation and open dialogue amongst our staff, our customers, and our partners is how we operate.
Innovation and new opportunities are what we strive for.